Melrick

I don’t care for restaurants where the food is pretentious, precious, or both. Now, I am a complete foodie, and I did work in restaurants when I was young (and spent my free time watching the chefs and asking questions), and I appreciate creativity and flair, but it needs to taste as wonderful as it looks, and I don’t want to leave a restaurant and feel like I need to stop for a slice of pizza on the way home because I’m still quite hungry.

And nothing beats a good pizza place, especially one of those little neighborhood places.

I find those places going “take-out” only to be rather annoying evolution post-pandemic.  It’s like… I can cook myself, so the point of going out to eat is the company & social aspect.

For when I’m driving long haul, I want the dining room as a “break” during driving, as my butt’s already in the car seat long enough.

I’m not a fancy restaurant sort of person.  Firstly the prices are stupid.  Secondly, I feel out of place in them.  I don’t drink alcohol or coffee, but I do enjoy a good hot chocolate.  And I really don’t give a toss how fancy the food looks, only what it tastes like.  It’s all going to look the same the next day anyway.